AN: Hello everyone, allow me to introduce myself. I am HavocHound, the new writer of Dragon Rider, adopted from Amethyst Wereraven. I'm most a Paw Patrol writer, while doing some Zootopia on the side, but I have been a fan of the Amazing World of Gumball for a long time. I've kinda toyed with the idea of doing a fanfic for it, but I've never had anything serious until I read that Amethyst was giving up her story for adoption. After telling her my idea of what I would do for it, she was impressed and allowed me permission to adopt it and do my own spin on it. Now I have a lot planned, but keep in mind that I have a BUSY life, so updates will not be on a regular bound basis. I promise to do as much as I can and as quick as I can, but I have other things in life that still require attention first and foremost (mostly my job).

This kind of story is going to be much different then what Amethyst wrote, with a lot more action, attempts at comedy, and a huge backstory and world building chapter that this first one primary gives. Gumball doesn't really appear until the end, and he'll get his first real focus next chapter. As for Alaska, the dragon he held in the original story, it will be the same name and such, but she'll act a little bit younger as a character. The first few chapters will focus on Gumball and Alaska interacting and growing up together before the real plot kicks in. If your a fan of Sentai like shows (Aka Super Sentai, Power Ranger, Metal Heroes, Kamen Rider, Ryukendo, etc) you'll see a lot of inspiration from those in this series.

Well, I've talked long enough. Time for you to read the story and judge it on your own. Thanks.

Disclaimer: I do not own The Amazing World of Gumball, nor do I own Alaska who is the character of Amethyst Wereraven. This story is adopted from her own "Dragon Rider" story.

The sky was covered with smoke and ashes as the flames from the battle were spreading throughout the city. How many lives were snuffed out by the chaos that had once plagued this once great civilization? How many had to pay the price for their ignorance of the growing corruption that was on their very doorstep? How many of their ancestors were weeping in the heavens for the sight of their once great order becoming a shadow of its former self. Carnexus Liorin stood outside on his balcony on the top level in home on Altus Hill, where the once shining city of Ysir was now in its final breaths of a long civil war. He watched as the once shining spear like buildings crumbled to dust while the Great Library of Worlds was slowly burning. The knowledge of a thousand worlds lost forever. The Silver Citadel, home of their government, was no longer shining with the silver flame of the First Dragon, but was snuffed out. Never had Carnexus dreamed he would see the end of Ysir and the Dragon Order, but fate was never clear in its intentions until its hand was dealt.

From this lone house, large in scale and connected to a giant dome, Carnexus' bright green eyes gazed upon the destruction with a tear flowing down his cheek as the ashes landed on his snow colored hair. A small spherical probe, glowing with a blue screen-like orb, floated to the human who didn't even react. "Sir, according to my sensors, the Warpway's are being activated. The remaining forces and civilians will be leaving soon. We do not have much time. Are we not going to retreat?"

Carnexus sighed as he shook his head. "We won't have enough time. Besides, as a member of the Custodes Auream I am sworn to defend the city to the death. I will not dishonor the memory of my comrades by breaking that vow. Even if I must die in fulfilling it." It was foolish to stay, he knew, but Carnexus was a Auream, a Golden Guardian, whose vow was absolute despite the futility of it.

The Grand Council was all but gone, and the Grand Master dead at the hands of the city's new master. Whatever survivors that were left on their side were either using the Warpway's to flee to different worlds and prepare a resistance, or fighting to the end to give them a chance to flee. Carnexus did not weep for his fallen friends and comrades for he would join them soon. In his golden spiked knight armor, he made for his bed where his helmet and double bladed curved spear awaited him. He took his black bladed weapon that had been his trusty companion for years and summoned it back into hyperspace. It would not be needed now. Not yet.

"I can understand that between you and Ziri, but what of the egg?" asked the probe.

"… I will not have Ziri's child become a pawn for Sautantius if I can help it. Come, E-3," replied Carnexus as he growled. With his helmet in one hand, Carnexus made for the teleporter circle in the corner of his room which the probe, E-3, followed as they disappeared in a flash.

In an instant, the two arrived in a new room underground. Dozens of inventions, weapons, and useless tools lay before Carnexus, each of his own creation that he would spend much of his free time creating for the betterment of the Order. One didn't need to be just a solider to be a Dragon Rider, one could also be a scientist and inventor as well. Yet, none of these machines attracted his attention except for one. A large cylinder like object with two opposite ends, one on the floor and one on the ceiling, that were connected via light blue energy beam in between them with an object in the middle. Pressing a few buttons on the touch screen nearby, the energy beam turned green and Carnexus reached for the object: revealing a small blue egg with silver dots on it. For a moment, he stared at the egg before hugging it. "I would have raised you as a daughter along with your mother. If I had a son or daughter, they would have ridden you and treated you like family." He stared at the egg with a sad smile. "I can only pray to the gods above that you will be well loved and cared for by your new bonder." He may not be the father of the egg, obviously, but the bond between Dragon and Rider was deep. Ziri wasn't just his partner and friend, she was his family, and this child of hers was just as much his daughter in his mind.

"Sir, you mean to say you will performing a Random Warp for the eggling?" asked the probe. "The odds of survival in a Random Warp are-"

"I know the odds, E-3," replied Carnexus, turning to his probe. "But Ziri and I both agreed this is the only way if it ever came down to it. I'd rather throw the egg's fate with the universe then have her become a pawn of that bastard."

He turned off the machine and put on his helmet, gently carrying the egg before heading over to a tool set. On it, shined by a glowing light that floated in the air, was a small device meant for the wrist. It was blue and shaped like a triangle that held two side buttons that needed to be pressed together to open the golden dragon in the center that acted as the main icon. On top of the device was a with a smaller silver triangle on the top point where it would meet the fist. Below the mouth was a small circle big enough for an adult finger to enter and pull to activate it. Next to this was a belt with a small metal patch that held three glowing coins, one with a flame, one with a snowflake, and one with a lightning bolt etched on it. The final object nearby was another probe like E-3, only smaller and not activated.

"I take it that this is my successor for the future Rider of our young eggling?" asked E-3 as he eyed the inactivated probe.

"Yes, its name is E-4," replied Carnexus. "Its primary function will be to teach the new Rider the history of our Order and train them both. Only to be activated when the time is right."

Lifting his hands, Carnexus raised them over the egg and objects. Purple magical circles appeared over his palms as the objects began to glow while he slowly whispered. His hands began to glow a bright purple until all three objects turned into a tiny sphere of light and entered the egg while doing no harm to it. With his task nearly complete, he returned to the teleporter with the egg in his hands.

Arriving outside, Carnexus pulled out his double-bladed spear in case the danger came to his household. Already he could see the neighboring houses burning from the chaos surrounding them. He hoped his neighbors were safe or at least given mercy, but "Supreme Lord" Sautantius had made his message clear about all Dragon Riders either joining him or dying by his hand. Not to mention all eggs were to be taken so that they could be properly trained for the new order Sautantius was building.

But he will not have this egg, thought Carnexus as he gripped the egg tighter in his one arm. A cry in the air gave him hope as he sensed his partner returning. He had been ignoring their bond for now so he could properly prepare everything, but now he welcomed it.

Flying ever gracefully, despite the magical burns on her sides, was his dragon, Ziri. A beautiful blue scaled dragon with eyes as bright as stars and wings as gentle yet strong like the wind. Carnexus held his ground as the gust from her wings flapping for a landing overtook his backyard. Once on all fours, she looked at her human partner with both fear and dread as her voice spoke in her mind via their mental link. "It's over, Carnexus. The main station as fallen. Master Areturus and his dragon, Grizim, are dead. I've done all I could, but they will soon be here."

Carnexus nodded but soon gazed on the blast burns on her side. "You're hurt."

"Xolba's lighting breath," cursed Ziri, flinching. "He and Sir Dun'nun are leading their forces here."

"Then we must not waste any more time," replied Carnexus as he made his way further to the dome that was connected to the house with Ziri behind him. It had large double set of automatic doors that was big enough for the dragon to go through as it scanned them and opened.

Ziri's house was like most dragon houses, filled with plenty of open space and a few machines here and there to serve her in multiple needs. The floodlights opened as the three made their way to the middle of the room, where a set of runes and chalk made symbols awaited them.

Most of the Warpway's in Ysir were machines already etched in the magical charms needed to control them, but this one was of crude design, meant only to send an object through time and space until it landed on a random world. There were some fail safes designed in the runes to avoid more dangerous worlds, but any world could be dangerous for baby dragon egg. They were strong, but not invincible.

"… you don't have to die with me, Ziri," replied Carnexus as he placed the dragon egg in the middle of their rune design. "You are a mother. You should raise your child."

"We both took the same vow as Custodes Auream's, Carnexus, and we have fought in every battle together since we were young. I am not afraid of death," replied Ziri in his head as she lowered her head to nuzzle her rider. "Besides, I could never make it to the Warpways with such enemy forces between us, and I only have enough power to create this small one. There is also our bond…"

Carnexus, for the first time in his life, cursed it. The bond was a strength and weakness for both dragon and rider. If one was to die, an empty hole would forever remain in the soul of the living partner that would forever linger. Many dragons and riders simply ended their lives, unable to live with the pain of loss, while others went mad. Even if one survived, one would have no reason to live, even for a child of their blood.

Ziri then turned to the egg and wept a few tears before nuzzling it. "Farewell, my daughter. Know that whatever destiny you have upon you, I shall watch over you with my loving gaze."

The bond between dragon and rider allowed Carnexus to feel as if his heart was being torn apart. It was like Ziri was killing herself as she took in a deep breath to apply the final piece of the ritual needed: the breath of the dragon.

Ziri unleashed her power, but not in flames like expected in dragons, rather a whitish beam of aura that shined like a living star. The greatest of all powers the dragons processed was not in their ability to breath fire and fly, but to travel between worlds. Thus, the reason why dragons were always seen in the culture or myth of every world ever visited before. It was always random, until the First Dragon Rider and the First Dragon created a means to control it and map out the ways to different worlds. This, however, was a gamble. There was no known destination for the egg, only the hope it would be safe, loved, and cared for. The energy beam made the runes begin to shine as the egg slowly began to disappear into tiny specks of light before it was gone completely.

"It is done," replied Carnexus as Ziri ended her power and sighed.

"Sir, I have bad news. My sensors indicate a large force of enemies is currently heading towards our estate," replied E-3.

"They have found us," replied Ziri, who growled and turned to the doors with hatred. "Traitors all of them, but they will die traitor's deaths before ours."

Reaching for his belt, he took a single coin from his holster as he looked up to his partner. "Shall we go out in one last blaze of glory?"

"I would have no other way, my rider," replied Ziri with a smile.

Carnexus turned to the probe. "It was good to know you, E-3."

"And you as well, Sir. I shall miss you and Ziri," replied E-3.

Carnexus flicked his right wrist, revealing a similar device like the one he placed inside the egg, only it was gold in color with a red dragon icon. Pressing the buttons on the side, the dragon's mouth opened and he put in the coin before closing it. The eyes glowed as a voice from the device said, "Thanix Combat Armor Mode".

Slowly surrounding the area, armed men and women with dark black armor and silted helmets with glowing red visors raised their weapons as they approached the dome. A man with a small gun like object with a large cylinder barrel raised it and watched as two life forms were detected on the viewing screen. Reaching for his helmet, he activated his radio. "Contacts inside. Ready and arm."

Most of them were wielding large black rifles with thermal scope and blue energy batteries connected on the side to power their lasers. They were not riders themselves, and handling a dragon was near impossible for ones such as themselves, but orders were orders.

"Breach on my command," replied the leader as six of the men charged forward as quiet as they could. Two began to place a set of charges on the door when suddenly the radar gun sensed a high spike in energy. "Take cover! Get out of there!"

The six soldiers didn't have a chance as they were blown to bits from a large explosion. Debris forced them to cover their eyes until yellow energy beams began to slam into them in rapid fire. Flying out of the dome and roaring into the heavens, Ziri held nothing back as he breathed blue fire on the screaming corpses. The men returned fire, their lasers having no effect on the heavy armor she now wore that was equipped with a deadly arsenal of firepower. With grey armor that would seem more suited for a tank, Ziri was covered head to toe with shining metallic protection that made her seem like a giant air fighter while having the gear of one as well. Two Vulcan like machine guns were attached to her rear legs, currently firing death from above while attached to her wings were multi-missile launchers that would normally seem too heavy for even a dragon to wield, but training and experience proved that wrong. The final deadly set of this arsenal was the giant Thanix Cannon that was right above Carnexus who was shooting energy beams from his double-bladed spear's edges. Just as they emerged, the dome exploded to hide evidence of what they had done only moments ago.

Flying off into the distance, the duo came across other armed forces, some in tanks, others on foot, and a few in the sky. With a powerful roar, Ziri unleashed her furry by unleashing her barrage of gunfire. Striking down dozens and destroying numerous war machines that tried their best to bring down the dragon, but with guidance of her rider, she avoided all harm. She came across a set of giant cannons that fired pulse like beams at her which she could duck and weave through before firing her missiles at them, sending them into a blaze. She finished them off with a beam of light from her mouth that wiped them and all the rest for the face of the earth as the screams of her enemies made her roar with satisfaction. For every life these monsters took on her home, she would repay it with a hundred in return.

Carnexus, deciding to get into the fray himself, jumped off Ziri and began to fall towards the surface with laser firing zipping past him. His armor began to glow gold as he soon became less of a man and more of a comet hurling downwards like the wraith of heaven. When he landed, a shockwave of energy was unleashed and a crator was formed with Carnexus in the middle. The surrounding soldiers lifted their weapons, waiting to fire once the smoke cleared, but a golden blur emerged and began to take them down one by one. Slicing, stabbing, and spinning with the grace of a dancer, Carnexus began to carve a path of corpses as blood decorated both his armor and his blade. A true warrior was worth a thousand foot soldiers on the battlefield, and every Dragon Rider was trained to be one.

With Ziri above and Carnexus below, it seemed a miracle that such a duo could cause so high of a body count in such a short time, but eventually trouble emerged in the form of four dragons and one rider. Upon seeing the necessary reinforcements, the army began to pull back as orders to stand down were given. Battles between Riders were devastating, and more than one side solider was killed in the past from such collateral damage.

Ziri growled upon seeing the dragons, all dressed in their own armor and in different colors. Of the three she didn't recognize, the orange, red, and green one, she could only feel disgust at the traitors who sided with Sautantius. However, upon seeing the yellow one with his Rider leading the charge, there was only burning hatred as she roared. "Xolba! Dun'nun! You traitors!"

"I was wondering where you were, bitch," cried out Xolba mentally, as he roared and the three dragons behind him broke formation. "Why don't you be a good dragonness and give us your egg so she can serve the reborn order."

"Never! You will never have her!" shouted Ziri as her motherly instincts rose. Her child might be safe, but she would fight to the last breath to protect her. She unleashed blue fire at her once friend who ducked and tried to strike her from below, but she weaved out of the way.

Ziri! Above you! Turn and fire above! cried out the mind of her rider, who saw her situation from the ground.

Trusting her partner, she turned around and fired her missiles which ended up slamming into the red dragon that had followed Xolba. With it distracted, she grabbed him by the wings and fired her machine guns into her enemy's chest, filling it with holes before letting go when she sensed the last of its breath leave.

Realizing that Carnexus needed to be dealt with, Xolba's rider jumped off as a set of falcon like wings emerged from his green armor with leaf like designs. Unlike Carnexus's, it was less styled like a knight and more designed for a rouge. It was light with very little plating, and extended only to his waist while keeping his arms free to move around. He processed no helmet and only black leather pants that held his twin jaded daggers that he drew upon landing. His silvery eyes and golden hair flowed in the wind allowing his elvish ears to show.

"Dun'nun," said Carnexus as he two began to circle one another. "What will the Elders of Linthina say when they learn one of their Leaf Rangers betrayed not only their world, but the Order itself?"

"The Elders will be thanking me when The New Order takes control and prevents any future suffering," replied Dun'nun, smirking. "Protecting the worlds has done nothing to lower the damage the Evacuatur have done, even with Nihilrex sealed away. Only by concurring these worlds and ruling over them can we establish a true means of defense and eliminate them once and for all."

"So instead of protectors we must become dictators is that it?" asked Carnexus, raising his weapon. "In doing this not only have you opened the door to doom us all, but you will only serve in making the Evacuatur stronger with our numbers weaker. You have done nothing but sealed the fate of billions if not trillions of lives."

"You underestimate Sautantius' power," replied Dun'nun as his blades began to glow green.

"And you underestimate your foolishness!" shouted Carnexus as he jumped toward and slammed his spear against Dun'nun's blades. The roguish elf rider quickly rolled away and began to chant before spreading his arms out, vines from underground reached for Carnexus who slashed them all away but was distracted from a sharp one with thorns ready to attack from behind. Years of instincts, warned Carnexus as he clutched his fist, allowing a sphere of golden energy to protect him from the blow and disintegrate the vine. He was forced on the defensive as Dun'nun charged forward, his jaded blades streaking through the air like wisps of wind.

Up above, Ziri had been busy avoiding fire and lighting from the breaths of her three remaining dragon foes. Ziri flew above to avoid a charge from Xolba, whose claws were glowing red orange that could have melted her armor with a single touch. From opposite sides, the riderless dragons sought to take her from two directions, but Ziri was already prepared for them.

She retreated her wings at the last second before unleashing them all full might to knock them both in the head. Her armor only helped her further the damage to their skulls as both struggled to stay airborne. Grabbing the orange one, with all fours, she bit deep into his neck, causing him to roar which allowed her to use her two front legs to open his jaw as wide as it could go. With a cry of rage, she unleashed her burning blue fire into the opposing dragons mouth as it struggled and cried in agony while its insides were slowly set ablaze. Tossing the doomed dragon away, she aimed her missiles at the last one and fired at full blast barraging it until its pieces fell from the sky in a shower of blood and bits.

Too smug about her victory, she was taken by surprise when Xolba, charring upwards with his teeth glowing bright orange, ripped his jaws on her back and dragged her though the air. Ziri shouted in pain as his teeth sank into her armor like molten lava and began to sink deep into her scales and muscles. After a few flips, Xolba tossed her downwards where she tumbled into the ruins of a few houses, knocking them down as debris fell upon her.

"Ziri!" shouted Carnexus, who was distracted enough for a kick to the face. He growled before unleashing a pulse of energy from his hand that knocked Dun'nun into a burning tank. With his foe momentarily stunned, he began to run to his partner, using their bond to sense her condition. His fears were soon faded as he realizes what she was planning to do with Xolba who was laughing his dragon ass off nearby.

That laugh was soon replaced with a gasp as a glowing blue light erupted from the smoke and a giant beam of energy from the Thanix cannon was unleashed into the air. Xolba barely had time to try and react to it, but he did not react fast enough as the beam obliterated his left wing and arms clean off with only burned stumps remaining. Howling, the one winged dragon struggled to fly with his one good wing while doing his best to fight the pain of losing half of his limbs.

Ziri?! Can you help me finish this?! Thought Carnexus in his mind.

A plan was quickly formed in their joined minds as Ziri got up, ditching her armor and weapons which faded into sparkles while revealing her normal scaled self. Lowering her wings, she let Carnexus jump on before fling him into the air like a sling shot.

Grabbing his weapon, Carnexus activated a hidden button that allowed his spear to separate into the middle and reversed his hold on them. Just as he was about to hit the falling Xolba, the two ends of the spear made contact into his underbelly, spilling the dragon's blood. He ripped one out of the guts while using it to stab again, pulling himself further upward as he followed the same tactic with the other spear. Xolba, roaring with both pain and fury, tried to stop Carnexus from climbing over his body as they fell, but each attempt to push him off was met with a blow from the golden rider. Just as they were about to have contact with the ground, Carnexus delivered the final blow where he aimed both his spears for the throat just as they crashed. Combined with the gravitational force, and the push of the crash, Carnexus's spears went right through and made contact with the brain, ending the dragon's life in a split second.

Just as soon as it happened, Dun'nun, who was struggling to stand on his burned legs, screamed in pain and clenched his heart upon feeling his dragon's death. Rage in his eyes, he turned to corpse of his partner as Carnexus was struggling off his shaken fall. "You… killed… Xolba… I'll kill you!"

He would not get his chance as Ziri took him into his jaw and began to rip him apart with his teeth. His screams for mercy were ended just as soon as they began. After a few minutes of crushing his elven body, she spat the traitor out and let his torn body lie in the dust.

Exhausted, Carnexus slowly jumped off the corpse of Xolba and slowly made his way to Ziri who was smiling at him. Underneath his blood coated helmet, he smiled back. However, his smile faded and his eyes widened in horror when a giant spike of pure dark energy went right through Ziri's back from above. The shocked dragonness slowly looked at the tip of the energy spike, feeling her blood spill out as it slowly evaporated from the sheer power it was giving off. A few more spikes, though smaller in size then pierced nearly every part of her body moments later. Coughing up blood, she fell to her stomach as two more dark spikes pinned her wings to the ground, forcing her down. Her attacker, a dragon as dark as night, slammed his spiked gauntlet on her neck as she landed, clutching her neck like at fox's bite to a chicken. The great beast of a dragon was spiked and scaled over even the biggest of buildings in the area, armored in dark armor with ruins shining in white as a great giant blade rested between its wings that could cover twenty men.

Sensing his partner was dying, Carnexus charged forward with his spears, intending to stop the dragon, but one swing of its spiked tail was enough to shatter his armor and slam the bleeding knight into the ground. Carnexus, despite feeling most of his bones broken, slowly got up and glared through his broken visor at the black dragon's cold purple eyes that held nothing but silence. He knew whose dragon this was, but he didn't care. All that mattered was saving Ziri as he felt her crying out for him to stop the pain.

Just as he reached his knees, he felt something go straight between his back and out his rib cage, just over his heart. Slowly looking down, he saw the edge of a black blade, swirling with dark energy, right through his armor like butter. He knew the owner of the sword as well.

Sautantius, thought Carnexus as he felt the presence of the leader of the traitors behind him.

Carnexus… spoke Ziri in his mind as the two friends gazed at each other with tears. This is it…

So it is… thought Carnexus as he felt his body slowly grow colder. In this split moment of time, where all seemed to stop, the two shared every moment they had together in their mind. From the first time Ziri hatched and bonded with Carnexus as a child to their days growing up and training at the Academy. He saw their triumphs, their failures, their joys, and tears together. Soon, the fear of death slowly faded from their hearts as both smiled as they realized they would soon be together with their fallen comrades.

I will see you soon, my friend, thought Carnexus as he closed his eyes. Remember, Dragon Riders never die…

… they only soar higher to guide those below, replied Ziri as she too prepared for the end.

As the claw and sword came down to end their lives, the last mortal thoughts they had before their sprites rose to the heavens was the egg they sent out into the vast unknown regions of infinity where a future home and rider awaited her, whoever it may be.

The egg they prayed for did indeed sail through infinite time and space, world after world it passed, fate being its only guide through the vast endless multi-verse. However, the egg did eventually find a place to settle. In the dark of the night, in a backyard of a house in the middle of a town, a bright blue light shined in the middle of the grass field and glowed for a full minute so the egg could materialize.

Then, just as soon as it came, it faded away. Not a single soul seeing it come and go… except for a four-year-old blue cat who saw it from his window in his room and stared at the location with wide eyes.

"Coooool!" said Gumball as he quickly left his window for his door.